FS Sustainability

Net zero more important than energy costs: Economists

JAMIE WILLIAMSON   Achieving net zero emissions by 2050 is the most important goal of Australia's energy transformation for economists, preferably via a carbon price.

Financial materiality of nature-related risks now clear: TNFD

JAMIE WILLIAMSON   A new paper from the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) demonstrates the financial consequences of nature-related risks are already being felt by businesses and the global economy.

Australia progresses climate transition disclosures, planning

KARREN VERGARA   Australia is showing progress with disclosing and adopting its clean energy transition initiatives as investors' demand for credible emissions reduction strategies grows, a study from MSCI shows.

Equity Trustees fined by ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON   Equity Trustees was fined nearly $60,000 by the regulator for making misleading statements about the holdings of a sustainable bond fund.

'Staggering' gender perception gap persists: Report

MATTHEW WAI   A new study reveals that men are generally more optimistic when it comes to gender parity across the professional workplace, despite that data suggests otherwise.

Australia's sustainable finance taxonomy launches

KARREN VERGARA   The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) has launched the nation's sustainable finance taxonomy and will be trialled by the likes of HESTA, Rest, Westpac and Moody's Ratings.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA   While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Landmark greenwashing case against Energy Australia comes to an end

JAMIE WILLIAMSON   A landmark greenwashing case against Energy Australia was discontinued this week after the provider reportedly reached a settlement with Parents for Climate.

HESTA progresses gender diversity targets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON   HESTA is doubling down on its commitment to working with more gender diverse investment teams, saying that as of this year it no longer works with any all-male external managers.

Australia ranks 13th on gender parity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON   The World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2025 shows Australia's gender parity has improved markedly in the past 12 months.

BlackRock, Vanguard bankroll 'genocide', illegal occupation: UN

KARREN VERGARA   A new report by the United Nations claims BlackRock and Vanguard are the major asset managers profiting from "sustaining the illegal Israeli occupation [of Palestinian territories] and its ongoing genocidal campaign in Gaza".

Macquarie AM partners to buy UK wastewater service provider

MATTHEW WAI   A consortium led by Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) will invest an additional £655 million, bringing the total equity investment by MAM-managed funds and co-investors to nearly £3 billion, into Southern Water, a UK water and wastewater service provider.

HMC Capital appoints to C-suite

ELIZA BAVIN   HMC Capital has appointed a chief executive of energy transmission platform as it seeks to merge two energy platforms acquisitions into one.

Green moves: Greenpeace, IGCC, Mirvac, PRI

ELIZABETH FRY   Greenpeace Australia has a new chair, while a former PRI executive has moved into funds management and Mirvac has hired a former sustainability head.